Give Me a Groove (Book/CD)

18 Grooves for Percussion with Suggested Melodies for Recorder by Mark Shelton. From the waltz to rock ‘n roll, this collection of eighteen grooves will turn your classroom into a well-oiled and fun-filled music-making machine. Percussionist and educator Mark...

Making It Up As You Go

Making It Up as You Go: Selected EssaysWriting about Music, Improvisation and TeachingBy Isabel McNeill CarleyContents:Editor’s Note and Schulwerk TermsGlossaryIntroduction (by Anne M. Carley)Part One – Origins1. The Orff Approach2. On Changing Your Life3....

Jumbie Jam Christmas Tunes for Steel Drum (Book/CD)

by Guy George.Eight popular Christmas songs that are fun and easy to play on the Jumbie Jam steel drum. Each song includes three versions: Melody, Harmony and Chord Backup.The enclosed CD has 4 tracks for every song:- Melody part with drums only- Melody part played...

Let’s Sing . . . And Play a Dozen

by Michael R. Nichols.A dozen songs and activities for music classes in grades 3-6. For singers, recorder players and Orff instruments. Includes lesson plans, objectives, and a CD-rom with full color visuals.

Make a Joyful Sound

A Celebration of Orff Schulwerk Media. by Don Dupont and Brian Hiller. Thirty-nine processed activities for elementary grades (easy to challenging) celebrating Orff-Schulwerk media: Body Percussion, Speech, Singing, Unpitched Percussion, Barred Instruments, Recorder...
Pre-Band Instrument Method, Alfred’s

Pre-Band Instrument Method, Alfred’s

An introduction to instrumental music for use with the flutophone, recorder, song flute or tonette. The clear fingering diagrams and uncluttered pages are perfect for young students while the extensive song selection will keep them entertained. By Morton Manus....

Kurkuriku

by Miriam Samuelson.Hebrew songs and dances arranged for recorders and Orff instruments. Includes dance directions.A Supplement to Music for Children.Includes:KukurikuHanodedDundaiKol DodiZemer AtikHava NagilaShibolet BasadehHiney Ma Tov
Orff-Schulwerk: Applications for the Classroom

Orff-Schulwerk: Applications for the Classroom

by Brigitte Warner. Helping music teacher interpret and apply the Orff-Schulwerk approach to music instruction is the emphasis of this book. By exploring the underlying dynamics of Orff-Schulwerk, the author guides educators to the awakening and development of their...

Docum Day

by Donald SlagelA folio of songs from England, Hungary, Jamaica, Middle East, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, and the USA for voices, recorders, and classroom percussion.A Supplement to Music for Children.

Touch Of Spain, A (CD Only)

by Don Muro.An exciting composition featuring extensive Latin rhythm and percussion. For intermediate recorder ensembles with four performance options: S, SS, SASA, SSAT. This product is the accompaniment CD only.American Recorder says, "This innovative...

Rockin Easy (Economy Pack of 10 Scores)

by Don Muro.Another winner from Don Muro to excite performers and audiences. An energetic and spirited piece that "rocks" from beginning to end. For beginning recorder players, either unison or two-part. This product does not include the accompaniment...

Rockin Easy (CD Only)

by Don Muro.Another winner from Don Muro to excite performers and audiences. An energetic and spirited piece that "rocks" from beginning to end. For beginning recorder players, either unison or two-part. This product is the accompaniment CD only.American...

Rockin Easy (Score Only)

by Don Muro.Another winner from Don Muro to excite performers and audiences. An energetic and spirited piece that "rocks" from beginning to end. For beginning recorder players, either unison or two-part. This product does not include the accompaniment...

Introducing B-A-G (CD Only)

by Don Muro.Six very easy pieces for the beginning recorder player. The first piece uses only the note B. The second piece uses B and A. The third piece uses A and G. The final three pieces use B, A, G. Only whole notes, dotted half notes, half notes, and quarter...

Give Me Five! (Score Only)

by Don Muro.A new companion piece for Don Muro’s highly successful EASY 8. The score contains five add-a-note pieces for the beginning recorder player. The first piece starts with the note B. Each new piece adds another note in the following order: A, G, E, and...

It Takes 2

by Chris Judah-Lauder Collection of 8 soprano and alto recorder duets with piano and/or Orff accompaniment. These duets are arranged for the classroom or for a select ensemble, and were integrated in the general music classroom at the 5th grade level. If you feel your...

Sing, Drum, Play, and Strum (Book/CD-ROM)

A Comprehensive Approach to Teaching Musicianship Through Folk Songs by Mari Schay Draw them in. Get them singing. Get them playing. Broaden their knowledge. Extend their experience. Mari’s research-based and thoroughly engaging approach to music education will...
Joy Full Noise

Joy Full Noise

Church Music for Children & Youth by Kerri Lynn Nichols Kerri Lynn’s third collection of church music for children and youth includes 27 original songs and arrangements with Orff settings and piano accompaniments. Pieces have been written to celebrate the...
Reflections on Orff-Schulwerk

Reflections on Orff-Schulwerk

Essays in Celebration of Margaret Murray, Edited by Sarah Hennessy. Reflections on Orff-Schulwerk is a collection of essays by collegues and friends who have worked with Margaret Murray over the years. Each essay in this collection offers an insight into a particular...

Singing Wind, A – Songs & Melodies From Ecuador (Book/CD)

by Elizabeth Villarreal Brennan This book and audio-CD set includes five popular Ecuadorian folk tunes, four short melodies, and a legend in typical arrangements for singing, recorders, dance, drama, guitar, and optional Orff instruments. Haunting melodies and...
Games with Get Up and Go (CD-ROM)

Games with Get Up and Go (CD-ROM)

by Jeanette Morgan. Can you hear your students groaning at just the thought of taking a test in the music room? Thankfully, this collection of ten interactive games and activities will let you easily gauge who knows what in a fun and fast way that keeps students so...

Three to Get Ready (Book/CD)

Imaginative Settings for Beginning Soprano Recorder by Chris Thomas and Judith Thomas-Solomon. Designed for beginning recorder players in Third Grade or Fourth Grade, this developmentally appropriate collection of lively recorder lessons teaching B, A and G is just...

Jumbie Jam Songs of Faith for Steel Drum (Book/CD)

by Guy George. Eight popular Christmas songs that are fun and easy to play on the Jumbie Jam steel drum. Each song includes three versions: Melody, Harmony and Chord Backup. The enclosed CD has 4 tracks for every song: – Melody part with drums only –...

Let’s Sing and Play

by Peg Hoenack. This wire-bound stand-up recorder book is a favorite with students because they learn so much so fast. Everyone succeeds. The secret: Hoenack’s special easy-to-read notation (not standard music notation) and unique fingering and keyboard...

White Belt Dojo (Kit w/ CD)

by Paul Jennings & John Riggio. If you are working with a reward system tied to your recorder method, you know that sometimes it is a while between rewards, so there is a chance for waning interest. Enter White Belt Dojo. This new collection of graded, easy songs...
Race Around the World

Race Around the World

by David Krosner. Race Around The World is an interdisciplinary game that brings together a marriage of music and social studies. This book and the supplemental CD-ROM offer ways to integrate multiple disciplines into the music curriculum. The pieces in this book are...

Race Around the World (Student Book)

by David Krosner. Race Around The World is an interdisciplinary game that brings together a marriage of music and social studies. This book and the supplemental CD-ROM (included in the Teacher’s Edition) offer ways to integrate multiple disciplines into the...

Here and Now (Book/CD)

Imaginative Settings for Soprano Recorder by Judith Thomas-Solomon and Christopher J. Thomas. “Here and Now” is the sequel to “Three to Get Ready” and continues to claim it is a very good thing to appreciate the immediate “now” of...

In the B-A-G (Book/CD)

A Collection of Songs for Recorder using B-A-G by Janey Day. Motivate with B-A-G! Keep recorder interest high with this crafty collection of eight reproducible songs that will reinforce the first three notes taught in most recorder methods. Young performers will also...

Seeds of World Discovery

Introducing Alto Recorder to Recorder and Orff Ensembles Through World Music by Robert Amchin. Difficulty Level 3. Pieces are arranged for accomplished soprano recorder players and singers grouped with beginning alto recorder players. Each arrangement offers simple...
Singing Wind, Breathing Drums

Singing Wind, Breathing Drums

by Danai D. Apostolidou-Gagne Songs and recorder pieces with Orff instruments and drums for upper elementary and middle school general music classes. These activities emphasize poetry combined with melodies and exciting accompaniments that will motivate and energize...

Canadiana, Encore!

by Judy Sills. Canadiana Encore! the second volume of folk song arrangements and dances from the Canadian heritage. This volume follows Judy’s classic, Canadiana, and also includes teaching suggestions. The materials in this book were created for the classroom...

Christmas is in the BAG (Kit w/ CD)

by John Riggio. Many recorder units are just getting underway as the Christmas season rolls around, so John Riggio has created a unique new collection of seasonal music that can be performed with just the notes B, A, and G. If you have used John’s compositions...
Rhythm Flashcards, Set 1 w/ CD

Rhythm Flashcards, Set 1 w/ CD

by James Froseth and Albert Blaser. What makes this set of flashcards unique is the accompanying CD with 10 tracks of music, each seven minutes long in a variety of styles, tempos, and meters, especially suited as lively backgrounds for building rhythm skills. This...
Ten Folk Carols for Christmas from the United States

Ten Folk Carols for Christmas from the United States

by Jane Frazee. Offers examples of both the festive and religious celebrations of Christmas, in settings of Appalachian and unfamiliar carols. Arranged for Orff instruments, recorders and vocals. Includes: Look Away to Bethlehem Oh Watch the Stars Shine Like a Star in...
Sing With Me! Learn With Me!: Teacher’s Handbook

Sing With Me! Learn With Me!: Teacher’s Handbook

by Elizabeth Gilpatrick. Elementary classroom music teachers will find an abundance of fun, practical, informative and useful songs in Elizabeth Gilpatrick’s new book Sing with Me! Learn with Me! This reproducible collection contains 41 rounds, canons, partner...

Medieval and Renaissance Dances

for Recorders, Dancers, and Hand Drums. by Isabel McNeill Carley Processionals, faradoles, caroles, branles, pavanes for soprano recorders with easy hand drum accompaniments. Lively music from the past. Authentic dance sequences and brief historical background...
The Schulwerk Volume 3  The Documentation

The Schulwerk Volume 3 The Documentation

The Schulwerk is volume 3 of Carl Orff/DOCUMENTATION, His Life and Works, and 8-volume autobiography of Carl Orff. Contains photos. Contents: The New Dance Movement Plans About Plans Founding the Guntherschule Elemental Music Piano Exercises School Performances New...
Sing for the Red, White and Blue (Kit w/ CD)

Sing for the Red, White and Blue (Kit w/ CD)

by Teresa and Paul Jennings Performance Kit with Teachers Handbook with Reproducible Student Parts, Perf/Acc CD Every school needs to have a really good selection of patriotic music for their students , so over the years, MUSIC K-8 has published a number of...

Holiday Favorites (Kit w/ CD)

by M.C. Handel Six great ways to feature your recorder players in memorable winter performances. M.C. Handel has teamed up with arrangers Paul and Teresa Jennings to create some unique seasonal programming for young recorder players over the years. These songs have...

BAGalopolis (Kit w/ CD)

by John Riggio. Teaching those first notes on recorder doesn’t have to be so tedious. John Riggio has created a neat collection that will add pizzazz to those first lessons, using the contemporary styles and sounds that have made his music so popular in Music...

7 Switched-On Songs (1 Score & CD)

by Don Muro. Songs featuring a unique mix of musical styles with colorful retro sounds from the “switched-on” days of electronic music. The first song starts with the note B. Additional songs add the notes A, G, E and D. The melodies use easy rhythms and...

7 Switched-On Songs (Score Only)

by Don Muro. Songs featuring a unique mix of musical styles with colorful retro sounds from the “switched-on” days of electronic music. The first song starts with the note B. Additional songs add the notes A, G, E and D. The melodies use easy rhythms and...

7 Switched-On Songs (CD Only)

by Don Muro. Songs featuring a unique mix of musical styles with colorful retro sounds from the “switched-on” days of electronic music. The first song starts with the note B. Additional songs add the notes A, G, E and D. The melodies use easy rhythms and...

7 Switched-On Songs (Economy Pack of 10 Scores)

by Don Muro. Songs featuring a unique mix of musical styles with colorful retro sounds from the “switched-on” days of electronic music. The first song starts with the note B. Additional songs add the notes A, G, E and D. The melodies use easy rhythms and...

Round & Round

arranged by Herbert Rothgarber. A collection of familiar rounds which can be performed in a variety of ways. Scored for soprano recorders, voices and Orff instruments. An excellent introduction to part playing and singing. Recommended for the elementary recorder...

Touch Of Spain, A (Economy Pak of 10 Scores)

by Don Muro. An exciting composition featuring extensive Latin rhythm and percussion. For intermediate recorder ensembles with four performance options: S, SS, SASA, SSAT. This products does not include the accompaniment CD. American Recorder says, “This...

Touch Of Spain, A (Score Only)

by Don Muro. An exciting composition featuring extensive Latin rhythm and percussion. For intermediate recorder ensembles with four performance options: S, SS, SASA, SSAT. This product does not include the accompaniment CD. American Recorder says, “This...